Lt Guv pays tributes to Sardar Patel
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha paid rich tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary on Saturday. Remembering Patel, the first home minister of independent India, the LG said the “Iron Man of India” devoted his entire life to the nation and people’s welfare. He said Patel’s contribution towards paving […]
Five PHE daily wagers held for disrupting water supply line
Budgam: At least five daily wagers of PHE department were arrested for allegedly disrupting water supply line in Sub Division Chadoora during their strike, which causes immense hardships to the people, officials said on Saturday. The daily wagers, casual labourers and others under the banner of Jammu and Kashmir Casual Labourers Forum observed pen down […]
Dead body recovered in Pattan
Baramulla: A dead body of a hunter was recovered on Saturday morning in Alambal area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. Aijaz Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Hussain of Cheenabal, who was a hunter, was found dead and had a 12 Bore gun bullet mark on his body. “He has died due […]
Court quashes PSA detention of Sopore youth
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Saturday quashed detention of a Baramulla youth under controversial Public Safety Act (PSA) and directed the government to release him forthwith. The single bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma directed the government to release a youth from Bratkalan Sopore, who was arrested on September 4, 2019 a month after special […]
5th Shaikh-ul-Alam Memorial Lecture held at KU
Srinagar: The 5th Shaikh-ul-Alam Memorial Lecture was held at the University of Kashmir on Saturday. Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad was chief guest on the occasion. In his remarks, Prof Talat underscored the significance of holding special lectures on themes of importance for students and researchers alike. “Inviting eminent scholars and experts from different fields of […]
Dilapidated roads worry commuters in Kulgam
Kulgam: Various roads in Kulgam district are giving a tough time to commuters as the condition of the roads has not witnessed any change since the past many years, locals said. The roads which are in very bad condition include Chancer-Behibagh, Laroo to Yaripora, Yaripora and Reban and others. Local residents said that road from […]
9 BJP leaders, workers killed in four months across Kashmir
Trio killed at Kulgam were lone sons of their parents
Srinagar: The killing of three BJP workers in Qazigund belt of Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Thursday has taken the number of total BJP workers/leaders killed by militants in four months to nine. On Thursday evening, three BJP workers namely Fida Hussain, who was a BJP’s Yuva Morcha General Secretary, BJP worker Umar Ramzan, […]
Protests in Jammu against killing of BJP workers in Kashmir
Jammu: The BJP youth wing and some other organisations staged protests across Jammu region on Friday against the killing of three BJP workers by militants in Kashmir. Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists staged protests in Jammu, Udhampur, Vijaypur, Samba, R S Pura, Reasi and Kathua, and raised slogans against Pakistan. The Shiv Sena and […]
Locals aghast as Wildlife dept ‘grabs’ agrarian land in Budgam
Budgam: Scores of villagers from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district are up in arms against the Wildlife department, accusing the department of grabbing their agrarian land illegally. The residents of Daharmuna, Soibugh, Gotpora and other adjacent areas here have alleged that the wild life department has grabbed their land without taking their consent. “We want to […]
NC will oppose anti-people, anti-youth policies: Rana
JAMMU: National Conference (NC) will oppose all anti people and anti-youth policies and work towards ensuring that the rights and privileges of the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are safeguarded under the ambit of the constitution of India, said Devender Singh Rana, senior NC leader. Addressing a protest rally here against the new land […]